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Table 2 Comparison of the mean infestation rates (%) in the different bat species

From: Bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) infesting cave-dwelling bats in Gabon: diversity, dynamics and potential role in Polychromophilus melanipherus transmission

 

M.i

H.c

H.g

R.a

C.a

ANOVA

F

df

P

All caves

74.21 ± 3.19

26.03 ± 6.61

23.97 ± 8.44

66.52 ± 9.72

4.43 ± 4.43

13.15

75

< 0.0001

Kessipoughou

69.74 ± 4.30

36.75 ± 11.07

38.36 ± 11.35

79.72 ± 11.81

na

4.65

33

0.008

Djibilong

78.14 ± 4.77

30.13 ± 11.57

na

62.50 ± 23.93

na

5.96

20

0.009

Faucon

76.06 ± 13.38

4.43 ± 4.43

0

na

4.43 ± 4.43

24.54

8

< 0.0001

Zadie

na

2.50 ± 2.50

0

27.90 ± 1.45

na

135.80

5

< 0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: C.a Coleura afra, H.c Hipposideros caffer complex, H.g Hipposideros gigas, M.i Miniopterus inflatus, R.a Rousettus aegyptiacus, ANOVA, analysis of variance, F ANOVA F-statistic, df degrees of freedom, P P-value, na, not applicable (i.e. missing data)
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